All right. After a week in the fridge, I am back in town and looking forward to tasting these beers...
American Wheat
Opening/pouring: Nice psst when opening, small head that sticks around
Aroma: definitely smells like a wheat, in fact grainy wheat is the only aroma I am getting, very little if any hop aroma
Appearance: somewhat hazy, light copper with gold highlights, seems a bit dark for the style from all the commercial examples I have had
Flavor: very tasty, wheat graininess dominates, just enough hops to give a hint of flavor, complements the wheat flavor very nicely, very well balanced. I detect a bit of tartness in the finish. Not as noticeable as I drank more. No fruity esters detected.
Mouthfeel: Well carbonated, I think most of the commercial examples I have had were more carbonated than this but I liked it. I think the carbonation could be increased to produce a larger head, but I think that would compromise the taste/mouthfeel.
Overall impression: I am not a big fan of American wheats, but this was a very tasty, refreshing beer. It was about 98F out when I opened this, if I had another I could easily see myself drinking a couple of these in one sitting.
I think this fits the American wheat style exactly except for the color and slight tart taste. SWMBO took a sip and could taste it too, she described it as the taste I have had in some of my beers. Did you use LME? I think that might be the so-called 'twang.' But, like I said, I could only taste in the first couple sips. Overall an excellent beer.
Great, thanks for sharing!